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Epidemic Respiratory Disease / The pneumonias and other infections of the repiratory tract accompanying influenza and measles

Chapter 1: EPIDEMIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE The Pneumonias and Other Infections of the Respiratory Tract Accompanying Influenza and Measles
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The authors present a clinical, pathological, and bacteriological investigation of pneumonias and other respiratory infections occurring with influenza and measles in military camps. They document epidemic influenza waves and corresponding rises in pneumonia, compare bacterial types isolated from stable camp populations versus newly drafted recruits, and correlate measles with unusually fatal secondary pneumonia. The report details timing of outbreaks, pathological findings, and microbiological patterns suggesting influenza and measles as major predisposing factors for severe lower respiratory infection, and emphasizes the variable etiology and high mortality of pneumonia in epidemic conditions.

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Title: Epidemic Respiratory Disease

Author: Eugene L. Opie

Francis G. Blake

Thomas M. Rivers

James C. Small

Release date: June 19, 2020 [eBook #62429]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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EPIDEMIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE
The Pneumonias and Other Infections of the Respiratory Tract Accompanying Influenza and Measles

BY
EUGENE L. OPIE, M.D.
COLONEL, M. R. C., U. S. ARMY; PROFESSOR OF PATHOLOGY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
FRANCIS G. BLAKE, M.D.
MAJOR, M. R. C., U. S. ARMY; ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE ROCKEFELLER INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
JAMES C. SMALL, M.D.
FORMERLY FIRST LIEUTENANT, M. C., U. S. ARMY; BACTERIOLOGIST, PHILADELPHIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
THOMAS M. RIVERS, M.D.
FORMERLY FIRST LIEUTENANT, M. C., U. S. ARMY; ASSOCIATE IN BACTERIOLOGY, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
ILLUSTRATED
ST. LOUIS
C. V. MOSBY COMPANY
1921
Copyright, 1921, By C. V. Mosby Company
Press of
C. V. Mosby Company
St. Louis, U. S. A.